Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-23
The Most Promising Town OF
Northwestern Kansas.

Northwestern Kansas.
Every close observer has noticed that
in the older states there are cities, or
large towns, every fifty or seventy-fve
miles distant from each other. 1t
will be, in few years, in western Kan
sas as it is in Illinois, Indi ana, Ohio
and other well settled states. Those
large places grow up because they have
advantages that other places do not
have.
That Phillipsburg is to be a place of
several thousand inhabitants, and the
largest aud most important city in
northwestern Kansas, is plain to all
who have given the situation thought
ful consideration Let ms state some of
the reasons why the HERALD makes
this claim. 1st This, Phillips county
is one of the best in the state agricultu
rally speaking. According to the State
Agricultural Reports there is but one
better county for corn in Kansas Then
this county having twenty-four living
streams Of water, is rapidly becoming
fine live stock county. This being
about $50 miles east of tho Colorado
line, is not so tar west as TO be in the
''tOO dry country" Every year there
IS more rain fall In this county than
there is south or west of US. 1t is a
very fine agricultural county, But in
these days it is we'll understood that
railroads make and unmake towns
Without them town cannot prosper.
With even one line a town may grow
up into Importance if such railroad is
disposed to favor it.
I'd. Phlllipsburg is on the main line
Of that Great Railway System, the Chi
cago, Rock-Isiand & Pacific (known in
Kansas as the c. X. & NJ about half
the distance from St. Joseph. Mo, to
Denver, Colorado. At this point has
neen located permanently the division
for both freight and passenger business.
The round house and repair shops
are here, the former being u most sub
stantial structure Of brick and stone q
/ They will be added to as more room is
required On Dec. 18th, the road was
finished to this place from the east. Be-
fore the general public had any knowl-
edge that this was to be a division
and the shops located here, representa-
| tives of the c. X. & y. company came
here and purchased nearly 1000 acres
of land adjoining or lying close TO the
old town site, paying large price for
the same, and they have land out eXten-
sive additions to the city. They have
repeatedly stated that Phillipsburg is
to be n large place in few Years. In
fact the statement has been made thai
it is to be the roads principal and fav.
crate town between Denver, Col. and
st. Joseph, Mo. A branch is 10 be con,
structed from this place to Salina which
will shorten materially the route IRON
Denver to Kansas City.
Sd. This location far as the lay Of
the land is concerned IS most admira.
able. We do not see how il could be
improved. The drainage is perfect
We have plenty OF good water at g
depth Of about 60 feet.
4th. We have near this place il
great abundance fire clay. potters clay
and brick clay that resembles the cele.
brated Milwaukee clay. From it is
produced a light colored brick that i:
as hard as a rock. a nail can easily be
driven with q brick into solid wood. The
/ v,,oornf6cant b,,.ly cfar a4o,,s mill no ot
incalculable benefit to this town.
9th. Phillipsburg is the county seat,
is in the center Of the county aud has
no rival, properly speaking, within a
distance Of sixty miles What then
shall prevent her from becoming the
most prosperous city Of northwestern
Kansas? Our climate is mia, our soil
is rich, building stone abundant, brick
Of superior quality and cheap, good
/ agricultural county. "a good i've stock
county, good pure water and in mex
haustable quantity, a division and ma
chine shops on the main line OF "a
/ great railway the railroad officers own
ing 1900 acres Of land adjoining and in
the incorporation, an enterprisiug,
wide awake moral populatioa-Jhese
and other advan ages ought 10 and Will
make I'hiIhpsburg a city Of several
thousands in few years. 1t Is dest.n-
ed 10 become the metropolis OF north
! western Kansas
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